You Should Be Watching: Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon)

"Shinichirō Watanabe is a name that, when you hear it as an anime fan, your ears perk up and you pay attention. Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo are likely the two series you know from him, and for good reason: they were instant classics. While I was a bigger fan of Cowboy Bebop than Samurai Champloo, to deny the quality of, well, everything found in Samurai Champloo would be a disservice. It’s a very competent series and has something special there for those who really like it. As for Cowboy Bebop, I mean, come on, if you’re reading this and never experienced it, please stop what you’re doing and go do so. You honestly won’t regret it! But that’s not why we’re here, that’s only to show Watanabe’s pedigree, so let’s focus on the post-World War II period piece Sakamichi no Apollon or Kids on the Slope." - Curtis Stone of Geekenstein